Kennedy holds a master’s degree in music from California Institute of the Arts and a doctoral degree in percussion performance from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Soprano Robin Fisher will perform at 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 27, accompanied by Gregory Mason on piano. Fisher’s program will include art songs set to poetry in German, Spanish and French by composers such as Schubert, Richard Strauss and Gounod. The performance takes place in the Recital Hall of Capistrano Hall on campus.

The final performance of the fall features the University’s string ensemble, the Sun Quartet. They will perform at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, in the Recital Hall. Sun Quartet members are Ian Swensen and Anna Presler on violin, Anna Kruger on viola, and Andrew Luchansky on cello. The concert will include the Arensky Quartet for Two Celli, with guest artist Andrew Smith, and the Schumann String Quartet in A major.

Tickets for all performances are $8 general admission and $5 for students. Tickets are available at the Sacramento State Ticket Office, (916) 278-4323.

For more information on the concerts, call (916) 278-5155. For media assistance, call Sacramento State’s Public Affairs office at (916) 278-6156.